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| Males | no. | 24 373 | 24 228 | 24 366 | 24 518 | 24 941 |
| Females | no. | 26 727 | 26 710 | 26 732 | 26 759 | 26 790 |
| Persons | no. | 51 100 | 50 938 | 51 098 | 51 277 | 51 731 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 17.3 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.6 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.7 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 15.1 | 14.7 | 14.2 | 13.8 | 13.4 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.6 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.2 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.5 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.2 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 6.5 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.3 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 2 434.6 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 6.0 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 5.8 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 5.7 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 5.0 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 3.1 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 30.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 26.8 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 58.1 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.7 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 28.8 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.8 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.6 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.1 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 4.1 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.7 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 18 642 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 13 612 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 5 162 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 129 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 9.7 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 24.8 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 21.9 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 20.7 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.3 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.9 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 66.8 |
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| Births | no. | 649 | 640 | 638 | 632 | 669 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Deaths | no. | 404 | 461 | 406 | 435 | 401 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
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